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    Stability of A Floating Body: 1. Inclination Test 2. Stability Test

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    1. The document describes two tests to analyze the stability of floating bodies: the inclination test and stability test. 2. The inclination test measures the angle of tilt when an applied load causes a barge to tilt, and checks if the measured tilt angle matches the theoretical value. 3. The stability test analyzes how moving weights higher on the barge impacts its stability, by increasing the destabilizing moment and requiring a larger restoring moment from buoyancy to bring the barge back to equilibrium. A stable floating body has a positive restoring moment for small angles of perturbation.

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    Stability of A Floating Body: 1. Inclination Test 2. Stability Test

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    1. The document describes two tests to analyze the stability of floating bodies: the inclination test and stability test. 2. The inclination test measures the angle of tilt when an applied load causes a barge to tilt, and checks if the measured tilt angle matches the theoretical value. 3. The stability test analyzes how moving weights higher on the barge impacts its stability, by increasing the destabilizing moment and requiring a larger restoring moment from buoyancy to bring the barge back to equilibrium. A stable floating body has a positive restoring moment for small angles of perturbation.

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    1. The document describes two tests to analyze the stability of floating bodies: the inclination test and stability test. 2. The inclination test measures the angle of tilt when an applied load causes a barge to tilt, and checks if the measured tilt angle matches the theoretical value. 3. The stability test analyzes how moving weights higher on the barge impacts its stability, by increasing the destabilizing moment and requiring a larger restoring moment from buoyancy to bring the barge back to equilibrium. A stable floating body has a positive restoring moment for small angles of perturbation.

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    Stability of A Floating Body: 1. Inclination Test 2. Stability Test

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    1. The document describes two tests to analyze the stability of floating bodies: the inclination test and stability test. 2. The inclination test measures the angle of tilt when an applied load causes a barge to tilt, and checks if the measured tilt angle matches the theoretical value. 3. The stability test analyzes how moving weights higher on the barge impacts its stability, by increasing the destabilizing moment and requiring a larger restoring moment from buoyancy to bring the barge back to equilibrium. A stable floating body has a positive restoring moment for small angles of perturbation.

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    Inclination test
    2. Stability test
    Stability of a Floating Body
    - Applications to Naval Architecture & Ocean Eng.
    Inclination Test
    Apply a load that cause the barge to tilt (move W
    h
    and W
    v
    in x- and z-direction);
    Measure the angle of tilt;
    Check if the measured tilt angle matches with theoretical value;
    If not completely matching, discuss errors
    L
    d
    o x
    z
    b
    u
    When =0:
    Center of gravity G and Buoyancy
    center B of the barge are both in-line
    with z-axis and there is no net
    moment w.r.t. origin O.

    When moving W
    H
    to the right of the
    origin, you introduce a load that gives
    a net moment w.r.t. origin O. The
    barge must adjust itself to balance
    that net moment. This causes the
    barge to tilt with an angle .

    d is the submerged depth when =0
    B is somewhere below G

    G (x
    G
    , z
    G
    )
    B (x
    B
    , z
    B
    )
    F
    w

    F
    B

    Force balance requires:
    F
    w
    =F
    B
    Moment balance requires:

    = 0
    O
    M
    Define counterclockwise
    as positive
    +
    F
    w
    is the body
    force acting
    through the center
    of gravity G

    F
    B
    is buoyancy
    force acting
    through buoyancy
    center B

    ( ) ( ) 0 sin cos sin cos = + + +
    B B B B G w G w
    z F x F z F x F
    ( ) ( ) 0 sin cos sin cos = + + +
    B B G G
    z x z x

    = 0
    O
    M
    Because F
    w
    =F
    B

    x
    G
    , z
    G
    , x
    B
    , z
    B
    are given in lab handout
    (related to the shape of the immersed volume)
    (depends on the location of weights)
    Weight of barge W
    b
    , z
    b
    =5.2 cm
    x
    h
    and z
    v
    change every run as you move the weights
    Remember to measure z
    h
    ( ) 0 tan
    2 12
    tan
    24
    2
    3
    2
    =
    |
    |
    .
    |

    \
    |
    + +
    G G
    x z
    d
    d
    b
    d
    b
    Algebraic equation for tan. Find tan using Matlab function roots
    Stability Test
    F
    w
    , the weight of floating
    body gives destabilizing
    moment, clockwise,
    makes larger.

    F
    B
    , the buoyancy force
    gives a stabilizing
    moment, counter-
    clockwise, make
    smaller.

    F
    w
    F
    B
    During the experiment, you will remove W
    H
    and put it on the mast (z-axis)
    with W
    v
    . As you move W
    v
    (or W
    H
    ) higher, z
    G
    increases. For a given small angle
    of perturbation, increased z
    G
    gives larger destabilizing moment. It this is too
    large, the stabilizing moment due to F
    B
    cannot bring the barge back!
    ( ) tan
    2 12
    tan
    24
    2
    3
    2
    0
    |
    |
    .
    |

    \
    |
    + + =
    G
    z
    d
    d
    b
    d
    b
    M
    Previously from balance of moment:
    with x
    G
    =0 in this case
    We need M
    0
    > 0 (counter-clockwise) so that restoring force due to
    buoyancy is greater than destabilize for due to gravitational weight.
    For small , (tanu)
    3
    << tan
    0 tan
    2 12
    2
    >
    |
    |
    .
    |

    \
    |
    +
    G
    z
    d
    d
    b
    2 12

    2
    d
    d
    b
    z
    G
    + <
    for stable condition.
    i.e., for a given barge, is fixed. If we distribute the weight more to
    the bottom of the barge, the system is more stable.
    2 12
    2
    d
    d
    b
    +

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